#harold dyer

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Heres a fuckton of my regretevator ocs i hope you enjoy

closeups and info about the boys™ under the cut

Stuff about them:

Suspicious Gradient/Gerry the Gradient:

uses he/him/his, it/it/its, they/them/their and ve/vex/ver

a detective who is very bad at his job

its based on Perry the Platypus incase you couldnt tell

idk theres not mutch else to say about vex

Mouster Squeak:

he/him/his

snarky, arrogant and a chronic liar

also a chronic gambler

will do anything to be better than everyone else

found on the Rat Course floor which is literally just those mazes people put their guinea pigs and shit in. if you beat him in a race he'll get in the elevator

"Listen, kid. Time is money and I don’t have any time, money or fucks to give you, so could you please kindly go fuck off and bother someone else?" - Mouster Squeak

im not telling you wether Mouster means mister or master

Harold Dyer and Morgan Lillibridge:

so unimportant that their names arent even big

he/him/his and she/her/hers for Harold, she/her/hers for Morgan

Wendy and Francis' archeologist colleagues

Wendy Smith:

She/her/hers

Researcher of ancient ruins and strange monoliths and part-time librarian

Harold, Francis and Morgan's colleague

only Francis still talks to her, the others are too weirded-out and scared to be around her anymore

has been acting more and more reclusive ever since she found that amulet

always acts "off", acknowledging things she shouldnt know about, muttering to herself, disassociating and staring at the corner

Her floor is a library red light green light maze where you have to find ancient relics and if you get all of them she’ll get in the elevator.

her(as well as Harold Francis and Morgan) are all H.P Lovecraft references theyare literally named after the characters

i havent read hp lovecraft ever and never will he is/was extremely racist i just think eldritch horror is cool as hell

Francis Webb:

he/him/his

desperatley trying to reason with wendy to stop focusing on fixing ancient relics

doesnt know that wendy isnt fixing the ancient relics but is instea

ing them

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Martin Freeman (247/366)

🎭|Rehearsal of The Dumb Waiter (2019) Directed Jamie Lloyd Writer Harold Pinter

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A summary of The Original Ahriman

This is mainly aimed at new followers on Bluesky, so I'll only include things that have so far been posted on Bluesky.

Everything is in the order it happened, but some of it has only been implied so far and we might get back to those things more thoroughly in flashback/backstory format in future chapters.

Btw, to not confuse you about some parts below, Ahriman is genderfluid and can change their form. They go by she/they in their female form, and he/they in their male form.

Summary:

Ahriman was raised by the three Sages of The Magic Realm, Áine, Ethren and Keisha

Ahriman and Bella were in a relationship during their teenage years, they now hate each other because of how badly that relationship ended, because Ahriman is polysexual and greyromantic (they don't know about the "grey" part though, they think they can't fall in love at all), and no one taught neither Ahriman nor Bella anything about how to be a good partner (This part was posted in a "8 years earlier" flashback yesterday, and we're still in the middle of that flashback)

Bella and Mortimer married when they were 20, they're now 25 and Cassandra is 5

Ahriman and Grace Anansi start a woohoo relationship

Ahriman studies Villainy at Foxbury Institute

Ahriman works as a mixologist in the pub in The Magic Realm HQs

Morgyn and Caleb were in a relationship, Caleb was very clingy so it didn't work out

Ahriman accidentally "turned someone into a ghost" (more about this in a future chapter), and to say sorry for giving Grim extra work they took him to the movies, and then they stole one of his Death Notes

Áine got a crush on Morgyn, who's her apprentice, so she thought that maybe Ahriman could take over after her instead of Morgyn, which was basically Áine's brain not working properly because of her feelings for Morgyn

Áine and Morgyn start a relationship

Ethren and Keisha decide to take help from Grace and Tomax with Morgyn's training, because they don't trust Áine to be completely professional

Ahriman creates a Permanent Duplicate and sends them to a parallel universe

Ahriman struggles with loneliness, because everyone has always treated them the way you'd expect people to treat you when you don't act like a decent person

Ahriman tries to get help from Grace to handle the loneliness and Grace tells them to treat others the way they themself wants to be treated

A person spawns at the ley line in Ahriman's backyard, Ahriman figures out that the person is a magical exchange for sending their Duplicate to a parallel universe

Ahriman loses the magical-exchange-person

Ahriman feels like they should tell Áine about the magical exchange, but doesn't have the courage to do so

Grim figured out that Ahriman stole one of his Death Notes and is very angry because of the extra work Ahriman caused him by playing around with the Death Note (more about how the Death Note works in a future chapter)

Bella has trust issues and thought that Mortimer cheated on her with Bonehilda (he didn't)

Cornelia and Gunther made Bella and Mortimer go to couples counselling

Bonehilda and Grim start dating (implied)

Caleb is still very clingy and Morgyn doesn't want to see Caleb ever again

Lilith forces Caleb to go to therapy because of how unreasonable and clingy Caleb is

Áine and Morgyn's relationship isn't going very well because Áine thinks that problems can be solved through woohoo

Ahriman tries to get help from Grace again to handle loneliness, Grace suggests trying to befriend Agnes and Agatha, because Ahriman and Agnes both have a hate for Bella, and Agatha is nice to literally everyone

Agnes and Agatha take Ahriman sightseeing in Henford, and Ahriman decides to act nice for one day

Ahriman meets Harold the Llama in Henford. Ahriman loves animals and llamas are their favourite animal, so they're very happy to meet Harold

Ahriman breaks down from having been nice to Agnes and Agatha for a whole day, because they're very much not used to acting nice

Due to their breakdown, Ahriman sets The Magic Realm HQs on fire (no one was harmed, Tomax put out the fire) and freezes Bella with the Chillio spell

Grace talks some sense into Ahriman

Ahriman wants change, and tries to get that by Morphiating into their male form, which they haven't been in since they were young, but now it reminds them of having sent their Duplicate (who was spawned in their male form) to the parallel universe and having the magical-exchange-person spawn in this universe, so they go back to their female form

Ahriman decides to change their career to get some change

Ahriman tells Áine about sending their Duplicate to a parallel universe and about the magical-exchange-person that they lost, Áine gets mad

And this is where we are right now on Bluesky (though right now we're actually in the middle of the flashback mentioned in the second bullet point).

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[theworldofwars]

Brothers Charlie and Harold Dyer, sons of William and Rebecca Dyer of Carlyle, Saskatchewan. Both died in service. Charlie was killed in August 1916, aged 24. Harold a few months later in October, aged 19.

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Round 1 of 8, Group 1 of 8

propaganda and summaries are under the cut (May include spoilers)

Lego Ninjago: 12.13 Ninjago Confidential

Back in Ninjago City, Zane and Pixal hit the mean streets to track down Milton Dyer, only to discover that things are not what they seem.

The X-Files: 3.20 Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'

Well known author Jose Chung is writing a book about the claimed alien abduction of a young couple that was subsequently investigated by agents Mulder and Scully. With Mulder unavailable, Scully provides most of the information on the case. Chrissy and Harold were out on a date when their car suddenly lost all power in the middle of nowhere. From that point on however, their stories and that of the others involved in the investigation begin to vary considerably. It all equally leads to several possible conclusions.

this is the fucking funniest episode i absolutely love it. iconic.

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“ . . . we urgently appeal to our honored President, and hereby PETITION him to URGE the enactment into LAW . . . of either Senator France's or Representative Dyer ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.” Petition from the International Uplift League, 10/15/1922. 

File Unit: 158260 section 3 #1, 1904 - 1974

Series: Straight Numerical Files, 1904 - 1974

Record Group 60: General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002

Transcription:

[HEADER]

The International Uplift League

(Organized 1911: Re-Organized and Incorporated, A.D. 1915)

Object:-To Uplift and Develop the Colored Race Everywhere.

Motto:-Justice, Knowledge (Material and Spiritual) Health and Wealth.

President, Rev. Dr. Robert W. S. Thomas, M.A.

Treasurer, Mrs. Ruth M. Collett

Auditor, Charles M. Dorsey, Esq.

Chairman of the Executive Committee, Rev. George L. White, D.D., M.D.

General Secretary, David N.E. Campbell, M.D., M.O.

1369 N. Carey Street,

Baltimore, Md., U. S. A.

New Address,

119 Lefferts Place,

Brooklyn, New York.

ALL MEN UP!

Roosevelt.

Amended Petition.  October 15th 1922.

A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT

From

THE INTERNATIONAL UPLIFT LEAGUE.

To His Excellency,

The President of

The United States of America,

The White House, Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. President:

For the GOOD and true HONOR of our beloved country, the United States of America, in the NAME of ALMIGHTY GOD, LYNCHING should be abolished.  Opinion seems unanimous that the United States Government possesses permanently the greater jurisdictional control (about 3/4) over each United States Citizen; and the State in which the citizen resides holds the remaining (1/4) jurisdiction.

Hence the elimination of LYNCHING, our most heinous STIGMA, should be accomplished through the Federal Government, because the respective States, for more than fifty years, have failed to suppress LYNCHING.  Therefore, we urgently appeal to our honored President, and hereby PETITION him to URGE the enactment into LAW, during the Extra Session of Congress, of either Senator France's or Representative Dyer ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.  By such worthy and magnanimous ACT, Mr. President, you will immortalize your NAME like the illustrious Lincoln when we signed the Emancipation Proclamation.  Amen.

For the Women.

(Miss) Emma J. Chrichton

For the Men.

David Newton E. Campbell

Secretary I.U. League

P.S. We hope to secure millions of signatures to this PETITION and forward same duly.

 VIce Presidents,

Rev. Dr. George F. Bragg, Jr.

Hon. Ernest Lyon, D.D., LL.D.

Rev. Dr. Wm. Sampson Brooks, D.D.

Rev. W.W. Allen, D.D.

Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Reed

Hon. George W.F. McMechen

Mrs. Mary F. Bond.

Rev. Junius Gray, D.D.

Rev. L.C. Curtis, D.D.

Rev. N.M. Carroll, D.D.

Charles B Rodgers, Esq.

Mrs. Alric R. Campbell.

Rev. Ananias Brown, D.D.

Rev. James R. Diggs, A.M.

Rev. Dr. J.A. Briscoe.

Rev. Dr. A.B. Callis, Washington, D.C.

Miss Nannie H. Burroughs.

Rev. William H. Dean, D.D.

Rev. J. Harvey Randolph, D.D.

Rev. M.W.D. Norman, D.D.

Rev. C. Harold Stepteau, D.D.

Dr. Charles H. Marshall.

Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D.D.

Directors,

Joseph P. Evans, Esq.

Miss. Mary A.E. Bennett.

Joshua F.G.L. Duvall.

Arthur L. Macbeth, Esq.

Joseph S. Fennell, Esq.

William H. Bates, Esq.

Columbus Gordon, Esq.

Dr. Robert W. Brown.

Dr. Luther E. McNeill.

Rev. T.A. Thomas.

Prof. Howard M. Gross.

Dr. E.C. Morris.

Mrs. Mary F. Handy.

Dr. A.A. Terrell.

Mrs. Fannie Jenkins.

Mrs. Urania M. Ross.

Samuel Carroll, Esq.

Dr. John W. Derry,

Dr. E. Verry Stokes.

Dr. Harry F. Brown.

Dr. J. Edward Fisher.

Rev. William Holt.

Rev. S.A. Virgil.

Rev. J.C. and Mrs. S. Love.

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Neutralised (1994) [3/?]: My Version of The Shared Universe

For those of you unfamiliar with 'Chicago Hope', it was actually set in a shared universe. Also, 'Suspiciously Similar' characters will be involved (Due to actors playing multiple roles). This is my take on that:

Shows:

Chicago Hope

Homicide: Life on the Street

Law & Order

Neutralised

Oz

Picket Fences

characters (I'm not listing anyone who was in 20 episodes or less) under the cut. Also technically these are not all the characters as I'm still writing stuff.

Chicago Hope - Characters (& Actors):

Doctor Aaron Shutt (Adam Arkin)

Doctor Phillip Watters (Hector Elizondo)

Doctor William 'Billy' Kronk (Peter Berg)

Doctor Dennis Hancock (Vlondie Curtis-Hall)

Doctor Diane Grad (Jayne Brook)

Doctor Keith Wilkes (Rocky Carroll)

Doctor Jack McNeil (Mark Harmon)

Doctor Daniel Nyland (Thomas Gibson)

Doctor Jeffrey Geiger (Mandy Patinkin)

Nurse Camille Shutt (Roxanne Hart)

Doctor Lisa Catera (Stacy Edwards)

Alan Birch (Peter MacNicol)

Doctor Joseph Cacaci (Bob Bancroft)

Doctor Robert Yeats (Eric Stoltz)

Doctor Gina Simon (Carla Gugino)

Doctor Jeremy Hanlon (Lauren Holly)

Doctor Francesca Alberghetti (Barbara Hershey)

Homicide: Life on the Street - Characters (& Actors)

Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer)

Detective Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson)

Lieutenant Alphonse Giardello (Yaphet Kotto)

Detective Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor)

Detective Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher)

Detective / Sergeant Kay Howard (Melissa Leo)

Detective Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond)

Officer/Detective/Lieutenant Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety)

Detective Paul Falsone (Jon Seda)

Lieutenant/Captain/Detective Megan Russert (Isabella Hofman)

Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne)

Detective Terri Stivers (Toni Lewis)

Captain/Colonel George Barnfather (Clayton LeBouef)

ASA Ed Danvers (Željko Ivanek)

J.H.Brodie (Max Perlich)

Detective Beau Felton (Daniel Baldwin)

Detective Stanley Bolander (Ned Beatty)

Dr Julianna Cox (Michelle Forbes)

FBT Agent/Officer Mike Giardello (Giancario Esposito)

Detective Rene Sheppard (Michael Michele)

Dr. Alyssa Dyer (Harlee McBride)

Detective/Captain Roger Gaffney (Walt MacPherson)

Law & Order - Characters (& Actors)

Sergeant Maxwell Greevey (George Dzundza)

Junior Detective Michael Logan (Chris Noth)

Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek)

Exex ADA Benjamin Stone (Michael Moriarty)

ADA Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks)

DA Adam Schiff (Steven Hill)

Sergeant Philip Cerreta (Paul Sorvino)

Dr Elizabeth Olivet (Carolyn McCormic)

Senior Detective Leonard W Briscoe (Jerry Orbach)

Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson)

ADA Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy)

Exec ADA/DA John McCoy (Sam Waterston)

Junior Detective Reynaldo Curtis (Benjamin Bratt)

ADA Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell)

ADA Abigail Carmichael (Angie Harmon)

Junior/Senior Detective Edward Green (Jesse L. Martin)

Interim DA Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest)

ADA Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Röhm)

DA Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson)

Neutralised - Characters (& Actors)

Abraham Machado (Alfred Molina)

Andreina Neri (Robin Wright)

Caleb Willow (Cary Elwes)

Dove Lewis (Alfre Woodard)

Esmé Verity (Janaeane Garofalo)

Faustus Sanchez (Hank Azaria)

Grayson Bryant (Harold Perrineau)

Hunter Kingsley (Chris Farley)

Ichabod Mortimer (Danny DeVito)

Jared Foster (Kirk Acevedo)

Kane Carter (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

Lance Carter (John Goodman)

Monday Duke (Patricia Arquette)

Noam Gold (Oliver Platt)

Omega Finch (Willem Dafoe)

Peyton Blythe (Regina King)

Russel Warszawski (Adam Sandler)

Sullivan Landon (Christopher Lloyd)

Tuesday Duke (Reese Witherspoon)

Victor Jamison (Mike Myers)

Winslow Warszawski (Brad Garrett)

Xavier Solomon (David Spade)

Yancy Haggard (Kiefer Sutherland)

Zoey Knight (Geena Davis)

OZ - Characters (& Actors)

Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau)

Tobias Beecher (Lee Tergesen)

Ryan O'Reily (Dean Winters)

Kareem Saïd / Goodson Truman (Eamonn Walker)

Miguel Alvarez (Kirk Acevedo)

Vernon Schillinger (J.K. Simmons)

Simon Adebisi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)

Christopher Keller (Christopher Meloni)

Zahir Arif (Granville Adams)

Hamid Khan (Ernie Hudson Jr.)

Nacim Bismilla (Re Hanna)

Huseni Mershah / James Monroe Madison (Roger Guenvuer Smith)

Leroy Tidd / Salah Udeen (Jacues Smith)

Jefferson Keane (Leon)

Kenny Wangler (J.D. Williams)

Arnold 'Poet' Jackson (muMs the Schemer)

Paul Markstrom (O.L. Duke)

Junior Pierce (Malé-Lexington Alexander)

Malcolm 'Snake' Coyle (Treach)

Johnny Post (Tim McAdams)

James Robson (R.E. Rodgers)

Mark Mack (Leif Riddell)

Jaz Hoyt (Evan Seinfeld)

Scott Ross (Stephen Gevedon)

Andrew Schillinger (Frederick Koehler)

Nino Schibetta (Tony Schibetta)

Peter Schibetta (Eddie Malavarca)

Antonio Nappa (Mark Margolis)

Chucky Pancamo (Chuck Zito)

Dino Ortolani (Jon Seda)

Don Zanghi (John Palumbo)

Joey D'Angelo (Goodfella Mike G)

Mario Seggio (Todd Etelson)

Salvatore DeSanto (Phil Campanella)

Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez (Luis Guzman)

Carmen 'Chico' Guerra (Otto Sanchez)

Carlos Martinez (Carlos Leon)

Carlo Ricardo (Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Cyril O'Reily (Scott William Winters)

Rev. Jeremiah Cloutier (Luke Perry)

Timmy Kirk (Sean Dugan)

Alonzo Torquemada (Bobby Cannavale)

Richie Hanlon (Jordan Lage)

Shirley Bellinger (Kathryn Erbe)

Bob Rebadow (George Morfogen)

Agamemnin Busmalis (Tom Mardirosian)

Donald Groves (Sean Whitesell)

Jackson Vahue (Rick Fox)

Desmond Mobay / John Basil (Lance Reddick)

Richard L'Italien (Eric Roberts)

Nikolai Stanislofsky (Phillip Casnoff)

William Giles (Austin Pendleton)

Henry Stanton (Thomas G. Waites)

Colonel Edward Galson (John Doman)

Eli Zabitz (David Johansen)

Kipekemie Jara (Zakes Mokae)

Dean Alvah Case (Charles S. Dutton)

Sean Murphy (Robert Clohessy)

Claire Howell (Kristin Rohde)

Diane Wittlesey (Edie Falco)

Clayton Hughes (Seth Gilliam)

Karl Metzger (Bill Fagerbakke)

Eddie Hunt (Murphy Guyer)

Lenny Burrano (Skipp Sudduth)

Father Ray Mukada (B.D Wong)

Doctor Gloria Nathan (Lauren Veldez)

Governor James Devlin (Željko Ivanek)

Martin Querns (Reg E. Cathey)

Doctor Frederick Garvey (Milo O'Shea)

Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson)

Tim McManus (Terry Kinney)

Sister Peter Marie Reimondo (Rita Moreno)

Picket Fences - Characters (& Actors)

Sheriff James 'Jimmy' Brock (Tom Skerritt)

Doctor Jill Brock (Kathy Baker)

Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)

Matthew Brock (Justin Shenkarow)

Zachary 'Zach' Brock (Adam Wylie)

Deputy Kenny Lacos (Costas Mandylor)

Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart (Lauren Holly)

Carter Pike (Kelly Connell)

Ginny Weedon (Zelda Rubinstein)

Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel)

Judge Henry Bone (Ray Walston)

DA John Littleton (Don Cheadle)

DA Barnaby Wood (Peter Frechette)

ADA Petrovic (Jason Beghe)

Father Gary Barrett (Roy Dotrice)

Laurie Bey (Marlee Matlin)

Howard Buss (Robert Cornthwaite)

Doctor Joanna 'Joey' Diamond (Amy Aquino)

Lisa Fenn (Alexandra Lee)

Frank (David Proval)

Rachel Harris (Leigh Taylor-Young)

Ed Lawson (Richard Masur)

Peter Lebeck (Michael Jeter)

Milton Lebeck (Chris Owen)

Reverend Henry Novotny (Dabbs Greer)

Principal Michael Oslo (Roy Brocksmith)

Cynthia Parks (Elisabeth Moss)

Bill Pugen (Michael Keenan)

Lydia Brock (Cristine Rose)

Aiesha Campbell (Bruklin Harris)

Brian Latham (Gregory Vignolle)

Agent Donald Morrell (Sam Anderson)

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Rentaghost - BBC One - January 6, 1976 - November 6, 1984

Children's Comedy (58 episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Anthony Jackson - Fred Mumford (1976–1978)

Michael Darbyshire - Hubert Davenport (1976–1978)

Michael Staniforth - Timothy Claypole (1976–1984)

Betty Alberge - Mrs Sheila Mumford (1976–1978)

John Dawson - Mr Phil Mumford (1976–1978)

Edward Brayshaw - Harold Meaker (1976–1984)

Ann Emery - Ethel Meaker (1976–1984)

Christopher Biggins - Adam Painting (1977–1984)

Molly Weir - Hazel the McWitch (1978–1984)

Hal Dyer - Rose Perkins (1978–1984)

Jeffrey Segal - Arthur Perkins (1978–1984)

William Perrie and John Asquith - Dobbin the Pantomime Horse (1978–1984)

Lynda Marchal - Tamara Novek (1980)

Sue Nicholls - Nadia Popov (1981–1984)

Kenneth Connor - Whatsisname Smith (1983–1984)

Aimi MacDonald - Susie Starlight (1984)

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JUNETEENTH/FATHER’S DAY CELEBRATION (4th Annual)

Sunday, June 16, 2024  at 1 p.m. Harold Washington Cultural Center Parking Lot, 2701 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. https://www.maddrhythms.com/ FREE M.A.D.D. Rhythms returns with the arts partners of the Harold Washington Cultural Center and Bronzeville businesses for its annual Juneteenth/Father’s Day celebration. This afternoon celebration includes live dance, music, food, workshops, raffles, art and children’s activities. 

Featuring: Broadway In Bronzeville, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Dorothy Jeanius S.T.E.A.M. Institute, Sammy Dyer School Of The Theatre, Move Me Soul, Creation Chicago Footwork, The Happiness Club, Blu Rhythm Crew, Chibuck Movement Tre Dumas and DJ KOVU 

Co-Presented by Chi-Village 

M.A.D.D. Rhythms acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. M.A.D.D. Rhythms is supported through FRWD (FORWARD), a program of The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) with support from Ford Foundation and Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project.

https://www.maddrhythms.com/

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Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester - Everything You Need to Know

Durability, Functionality and Quality is the essence of every product performing to its best capacity. To make sure that the products meet the required quality and durability, a martindale abrasion tester is used in the textile industry. In this article, we will be covering all you need to know about the Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester, its history, working and how it benefits the garment and textile industry. 

What is a Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester?  

Martindale abrasion and pilling tester is a testing instrument that simulates the wear and tear of fabrics due to frequent usage. The martindale abrasion machine is a combination of two tests Martindale Abrasion Test and Martindale Pilling Test. This circular testing machine is used to determine how long fabrics will last by subjecting them to regulated abrasion forces. It is named after its inventor, Dr. James Graham Martindale. 

The History of Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester 

Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester that is used to test the abrasion and pilling properties of a fabric dates back to the early 1900.  The Martindale abrasion test was developed in the early 1900s by Frank F. Martindale, a British engineer and member of the Society of Dyers and Colourists. The original version of the Martindale abrasion tester was a manually operated device that could test the abrasion resistance of fabrics. Over the years, the instrument underwent several improvements and modifications, and electronic versions were introduced in the 1950s, making testing more accurate and efficient.   

The Martindale pilling test, on the other hand, was developed in the 1960s by Harold Francis, another British textile engineer. This test is used to determine the tendency of fabrics to form pills, or small balls of tangled fibres, due to wear and friction. The original version of the Martindale pilling tester was also a manually operated device, but electronic versions were later introduced, making testing more accurate and efficient.  

Today, the Martindale Abrasion and Pilling tester is a highly advanced and efficient testing instrument that combines the Martindale Pilling test and the Martindale Abrasion test into one single instrument. 

How Does a Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester Work?  

Below, is a step by step working of a Digital Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester -  

1. Preparation of the Sample: The fabric sample that is to be tested is prepared according to the desired shape and size.  

2. Placing the Sample: The sample is subsequently clamped into place on the tester's testing platform. 

3. Abrasion Test: The Martindale abrasion test, which gauges the fabric's abrasion resistance, makes up the first portion of the test. A set of abrasive felt on the tester rub against the fabric in a circular motion. Depending on the demands of the test, the operator sets the number of rubs, which can range from a few hundred to tens of thousands. The apparatus also gauges the sample's weight loss throughout the experiment. 

4. Pilling Test: The Martindale pilling test, which is the second component of the test, gauges the fabric's propensity to create pills. A series of rotating brushes in the tester rub against the fabric in a circular motion. Depending on the demands of the test, the operator sets the number of rubs, which can range from a few hundred to tens of thousands. The equipment accurately counts the number of rubs required to form the pills on various types of fabrics. 

5. Result Analysis: The Martindale abrasion machine gives a digital readout of the sample weight loss during the abrasion test, the number of pills generated during the pilling test, and other pertinent information when the test is over. This information is used to assess the fabric's strength and quality, as well as whether it complies with specific industry requirements. 

The Benefits of Using a Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Tester 

Martindale abrasion machine is a widely used testing instrument because of the numerous benefits it offers. Some of these benefits include -  

It helps to evaluate the quality and durability of fabrics.  

It is useful to determine the pilling tendency of fabrics.  

It can be used to predict the fabric's behaviour during regular usage.  

It identifies the abrasion resistance of fabrics.  

It adheres to the required and necessary industry standards.  

Overall, the martindale abrasion tester is an essential testing instrument in the textile industry to determine the longevity and quality of textiles.

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Martin Freeman (106/366)

Rehearsal of The Dumb Waiter (2019)

Danny Dyer (Ben) and Martin Freeman (Gus) in a one-act play about two hitmen awaiting their next job.

Directed Jamie Lloyd

Writer Harold Pinter

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My Top 23 Screenshots from 2023

Thanks for the tag @sharona-sims 😊

Pictures below the "Keep reading" cut

Most of the pictures also have links to the posts they're from 🙂

From The Original Ahriman

Ahriman being photogenic. The picture for Arc 2.

These two being... questionable? 😅

(It's just self-woohoo with extra steps...)

Morgyn's training session

The "What do you mean I should treat others the way I want to be treated?" face

Cornelia Goth making her son nervous

Ahriman meeting Harold 🥰

From The Brights

Beren crying 🥺 Taking this screenshot broke my heart

Beren laughing 🥰 When he played Never Have I Ever with Jayden, Cameron, and Julia

Beren reacting to when Melon first started

New chassis colours! Kodex kept their original blue chassis colour, Eve changed to silver, and Melon changed to red

The first time Ahriman saw a bot

Cameron and Jayden breaking up 🥲

Selfie! The picture for Arc 2 😊 (Also, see if you can find something I hid in the background)

Beren and Melon going to a restaurant

Ahriman sitting by the broken portal

Beren "got distracted" 😅 (He started to think about woohoo because of Morgan's questions about love)

Melon being dramatic 😂

The Order of Enchantment when they were found by Julia. I just love how he squints with one eye 😆

Other

✨ Glimmerbrook ✨

And here are four pictures from a Dress Up / Alternate Universe Prompt game. People gave me prompts, and I dressed up my sims in a separate save file. All of these are just me playing around with the ideas from the prompts, so they're completely AU and not canon 😆

Beren as an engineer in the 1800s

Beren as a steampunk engineer

Beren and Andrew at a ball in the 1800s

Beren as a steampunk scientist and Ahriman as a vampire, in the 1800s

And I'm tagging @pomelosims, if you want to do it, no pressure 😊

[ceekbee]

Xtra Thoughts

September 8

The world has a way of giving what is demanded of it. If you are frightened and look for failure and poverty, you will get them, no matter how hard you may try to succeed. Lack of faith in yourself, in what life will do for you, cuts you off from the good things of the world. Expect victory and you make victory.

–Preston Bradley

Today is a day of opportunities. I am open and ready to find them all, knowing that I am receiving all the guidance I need to be forward and be happy.

–Ruth Fishel

Today, I will remind myself as often as necessary that I am not a victim, and I do not need to be victimized by whatever comes my way.  I will work hard to remove myself as a victim, whether that means setting and enforcing a boundary, walking away, dealing with my feelings, or giving myself what I need. God, help me let go of my need to feel victimized.

–Melody Beattie

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.”

–H. Jackson Brown Jr.

None of us has the power to make someone else love us.  But we all have the power to give away love, to love other people.  And if we do so, we change the kind of person we are, and we change the kind of world we live in.

–Rabbi Harold Kushner, in Handbook for the Heart

Wisdom cannot be taught. It can only be learned.

–Source Unknown

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.

–Wayne Dyer

[littleharpethcrossfit]

Saturday,  1  April,  2023.......... Warmup...Bench & Arnold Press ......Four Partner AMRAPs.

A warm sun-shiny though breezy morning at the Barn. 

The Admiral warmed us up with a litany of exercises.

Warmup:

EMOM  For  5  Minutes

20  Russian Kettle-Bell  Swings

Strength

Bench Press:     10 / 10 / 10 / 10     (55 to 65% 1 Rep Max)

Arnold Press:         10 / 10 / 10      

Super-Set  Using  LIGHT  Dumb-Bells

Dave (average)/Armando=185      Robert=155     Ed=135     Paul=125    Dyer=123      Timmy=115     Tom=110     Coach/Warren A/LSU Dave/Old Joe=95     Dana=85     Cheri=70     Sue=60     Shannon=45     SC     Smoothie did it

               Metabolic Conditioner

Partnered  5  Minute  AMRAPs

2  Minutes Rest After Each

Only 1  Working At A Time

Limit 6 People Each Station

Score:     Total  TEAM  Reps

5  Minute AMRAP

30  Calories Any ERG

Max  Pull-Ups  Time Left

2  Minutes  Rest

5  Minute AMRAP

30  Calories Any ERG

Max  Slam-Balls (30/20)  Time Left

2  Minutes Rest

5  Minute AMRAP

30  Calories Any ERG

Max  Wall-Balls     (20/14)     Time Left

2  Minutes Rest

5  Minute AMRAP

30  Calories Any ERG

Max  Box  Jumps     (20″)     Time Left

2  Minutes Rest

Armando/Smoothie=414     Warren A/Tom=388     Ed/Timmy=370     Average Dave/Robert=353     Old Joe./LSU Dave=346     Dana/Sue=318      Cheri/Shannon=297     Paul/Dyer=277     SC/Coach=PJ

Notes:

I think half of Brentwood was enjoying the beautiful morning by going for a walk in the Arboretum.  Everyone’s favorite Ambulatory Surgery Supervisor, Karen M, was walking her less than 2 lb pup that looks like a ball of lint.  Harold, semi-retired Radiologist, talked for a while.  I’ve been trying to get him to come here for several years.  I think when I told him Dr. Schwartz and family were regulars at LHCF he totally lost interest.  I also got to meet the “Dad” of the beautiful German Shepard “Willi”.  Patrick knows some of you guys, so I worked on him to attend sometime.  I bet WG can get him to come.

Ed has safely returned from his Family European Vacation.  Timmy has been a lost ball in high weeds in his absence.  

Sunday at 0730 & 1 PM.  It’s supposed to be another fine Spring day.

I hope Timmy forgets to bring Ice.

[rileychester]

Ok I saw an interview that said that Danny is going to finish filming in October.

So I would assume Mick’s exit would probably be somewhere around Christmas to make it extra shocking and big.

I haven’t heard much about Lola’s exit other than she’s dying of an inoperable brain tumor, Jay will care for her, and their love will be rekindled.

I’m assuming that Lola will not have her exit while Ben is dealing with the fallout of his storyline. Which will probably carry into the fall and winter. Since there is Lexi and I would think they would have Ben focus on Lexi after she lost Lola.

Also assume that Lola won’t have her exit during Mick’s exit because that way they won’t conflict with each other. Plus they have to work on rekindling Jay and Lola’s love and Jay caring for her, so that will take some time.

I’m guessing all this since I know very little about the spoilers of any of this.

This is what I’m guessing...

Ben’s storyline will probably wrap around fall/winter at the latest probably January.

Mick will probably exit the show around Christmas to pull at the heartstrings.

And Lola I’m guessing is gonna exit sometime early next year like January/February.